Design Forge

The Center for Design Thinking will bring five renowned relational designers to Design Forge 2026 through "Forging Fridays," an open access series on the latest relational design thinking strategies.

Relational Design for Living and Learning featured at Design Forge 2025!

Design Forge keynote speaker and editor of the Little Book of Joy set to present “Together by Design: Joy, Community, & Forging Better Worlds.”

Power+Place and the Center for Design Thinking to host “From Radical Hospitality to Radical Accountability: An Intergenerational Community Workshop at Design Forge 2025

The Center for Design Thinking brings together design thinking innovators to discuss how to design for wellness in higher education at the annual Design Forge conference.

In partnership with HealthEU, Inclusive Excellence Education & Development, the Black Lumen Project, and the Division of Student Life, the Center for Design Thinking will host a HealthEU Wellness Fair for Elon students and community members on March 14.

Design thinking experts gathered at the Center for Design Thinking for the two-day conference.

From March 29-31, the Design Forge will share stories and strategies for cultivating intergenerational design projects that foster pluralistic, participatory communities.

Leaders in the world of design thinking congregated at Elon April 7-9 for the fifth annual Design Forge.

The annual Design Forge will last from April 7 through April 9 with a series of discussion and events featuring Elon faculty and design thinking professionals from around the world.